Melattur
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| Melattur | |
| State - District(s) |
Tamil Nadu - Thanjavur |
| Area | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
7815 - |
Melattur is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is famous as a place of origin of the Melattur style of Bharatanatyam.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Melattur had a population of 7815. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Melattur has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 59%. In Melattur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. There is a place in kerala state too with the same name, Melattur. It is in malappuram district of kerala, 16 kms away from town of Perinthalmanna.
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